Chapter Forty-Three: The Request for Peace by Duoduo
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On the first day of July, the suburbs of Gyeongshi were extremely hot, flowing on the banks of the Lugou River in the land of Gyeonggi, and the voices of people were noisy, and the hooves of horses stepping on the wasteland stepped into the few weeds in front of the camp over and over again.
With the Qing army encamped here, after the third day, the originally dense weeds at the camp gate were trampled clean by the horse's hooves, revealing the original bare yellow earth.
The horses' hooves were accompanied by knights who traveled to and from inside and outside the tent.
The knight entered the tent and made his way through the heavy escort to the tent in the middle.
Inside, there was a crackle.
This was the sound of the boss angrily slapping the table, and then a man walked out with a bruised face. The dismounted knight looked at the man's familiar face and swallowed
When the man saw the comer, he greeted him with difficulty: "The Ten Kings are angry now, you should be careful......"
"Kumen, you're a good man. Go back, I'll treat you to a drink. The knight nodded gratefully to the wounded man, took a deep breath, looked at the tent, and was a little afraid to go in.
"Zhuergan, since you're here, what are you doing sneaking around outside?" Inside, an angry man shouted.
What this Zhuergan said was obviously referring to the knight outside the tent, and when he saw that the people inside recognized him, Zhuergan exhaled heavily and strode in.
"Zhu Ergan, meet Prince Yu!" And he went in and bowed down.
"Got the news back?" Inside, it was the Prince Yu of the Qing Dynasty. Duoduo glanced at Zhu Ergan's expression impatiently, and his heart sank: "If you have something to say, my good son of the Qing Dynasty also wants to be as hypocritical as the Han people?" ”
"Yes!" Zhu Ergan said nervously: "I just took my subordinate warriors to find that the gate of the Han Jingshi was open, and I was going to go over and grab a few tongues, but I didn't expect that they actually found a flagpole outside with a few heads hanging on it. Inside, there is a ...... There are a few informants that we have laid in ambush in the Jingshi. There are a few people I still recognize...... There are a few more, and I also recognize them among the few Han people I brought with me......"
Zhurgan was a close confidant of Duoduo, the kind he kept with him at all times. The Qing State did not have an effective system for selecting and employing people, and the people brought by Duoduo naturally belonged to princes and nobles, or cronies and domestic slaves.
The head hanging out of the city, the face that can be recognized by Zhuergan, is obviously a very important person.
"Who was killed by the Akito......? You said you knew, was it Gerham? Duoduo suppressed his emotions and sniffed in disbelief: "Is there anyone in the capital who can catch him?" Unless that Fan Sanba was also caught, and he was recruited! ”
"Among the Han people who accompanied him, some of them had seen Fan Sanba. Outside the city, along with Ge Erhan's head, there was this Fan Sanba. The rest of the people, as well as the high-ranking Ming officials in the city who plotted peace, were called Xie Sheng and Wei ...... Wei What's De's ......" Zhu Ergan said, with Duoduo in the corner of his eyes, paying attention to Duoduo's expression.
Duoduo slowly closed his eyes, which made Zhurgan's heart relax a little. It seems that this level can be passed a little easier.
But that's just the calm before the storm.
"Get out!" Dodor roared violently.
After a dozen breaths, Zhu Ergan staggered out of the handsome tent with a bruised face.
"Heralds, drums, generals!" The roar of Duoduo rang out, and the armies in the tent moved when they heard the wind.
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Xia Guoxiang anxiously ran into the camp tent and shouted everywhere: "Where is my father-in-law?" Where did the father-in-law go? Urgently summoned by the army! ”
After a while, Wu Sangui walked out of an inconspicuous tent, looked at Xia Guoxiang unhappily and said, "What does it look like to shout everywhere, you can't see any calmness?" Say, what's the matter? ”
"It's Prince Fang Caiyu who urgently ordered all the ministries to summon them urgently!" Xia Guoxiang said anxiously: "Those who fail to meet the deadline will be engaged in military law." Now there is only half an hour left! ”
Don't look at half an hour It sounds like a lot, but the Qing army has tens of thousands of troops, the camp tent is more than ten miles, and there are many obstacles along the way, and half an hour is indeed not much.
As soon as Xia Guoxiang's words fell, he saw a few personal soldiers leading Wu Sangui's mount.
Wu Sangui didn't talk nonsense, frowned and turned over. It's just that before leaving, Wu Sangui said to Xia Guoxiang: "Let the generals of my battalion pay attention to the southwest, our camp tent is placed in this place, and it is also Prince Yu...... Unintentionally planting willows! ”
Intentionally planting flowers does not bloom, and unintentionally planting willows and willows into shade.
The current situation can be described very well in this sentence.
Duoduo had the intention to promote the Ming people to negotiate peace, but unexpectedly, the person who presided over the peace conference was beheaded after only three days. This is no less than a resounding slap in the face for Duoduo, who swore in the military discussion.
On the contrary, it was the embankment of Wu Sangui, which had an effect at this moment.
Wu Sangui's Guanning army was a Han army, and the barracks built were quite strong, and with Wu Sangui's order, the generals of the various departments began to clean up the defense. Not long after, I saw people in the southwest corner shouting and neighing, and a great movement came instantly.
So, as soon as Wu Sangui entered Duoduo's tent, he found that the military discussion was interrupted by Duoduo in the middle of the meeting. He went up to the lookout and saw the Ming army in the southwest corner.
To the southwest of the barracks, billowing smoke and dust rolled up. Wu Sangui's Guanning army was urgently mobilized, and the army, which had been arranged in the southwest corner, nervously watched the crowd coming from the opposite side.
Ahead is a large army.
The difference is that this is a large army with high momentum and great victory.
Their morale was high, and they sang rousing military songs along the way.
They were neatly dressed and marched in a queue of one.
They are furious, ready to fire the chamber at any moment!
And the enemy is the Qing army!
Duoduo looked at this scene and clenched his fists fiercely: "Damn, prepare for the whole army to fight!" ”
The Qing army quickly began to mobilize, countless military orders were issued, and the entire army began to move slowly. They adjusted their posture and quickly shrunk the layout of the original siege division, and they had countless fears in the face of the Ming army arriving from the west.
To make matters worse, Dordor understood......
"Failed...... I am afraid that the Shun army has been defeated. Duoduo muttered: "Li Zicheng may be dead, and this time in the war, most of the strategic objectives will be in vain." No, the Ming army must be frightened, this time, we still have to negotiate peace! ”
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Compared with the solemnity of the Qing army and the Ming army, it is much easier.
"The other party is quite solemn." Zhu Cihong rode on his horse, looked at the Guards Legion marching high outside the city, and said, "Let the Guards Legion camp outside the city, and don't be in a hurry to fight these days." Let's put our gains into Beijing one by one! ”
Zhu Cihong gave an order, and all the departments responded with a smile.
At this moment, outside the city of Beijing, the Qing army had already set up a battle, and it was murderous.
More than 100,000 Qing troops spread out the array in the vast field outside the city, and the huge military array stretched for several miles, slowly approaching little by little.
In this regard, the Ming army also opened up one by one, slowly moving towards the north.
The Ming army, which carried the morale of a great victory, was not afraid at all, and they were equally tough and unweak to meet the enemy.
One by one, the phalanx was laid out, leaving a safe area to the west of the Jingshi.
After this safety zone was opened, the gate of Jingshi City was opened. The first to come out was a Ming army with a messy banner and a good spirit. Obviously, these are the soldiers who are defending the city.
These soldiers slowly left the city, and after seeing the momentum of the Qing army on the battlefield, they joined the ranks of the confrontation. In addition, large trucks were towed out of the city.
Seeing this, the approaching Qing army was a little dazed and confused.
Wu Sangui stared at it and wondered: "At this juncture, what are you doing pulling out so many carts?" You must know that even if it is a chariot battalion, it must be a chariot specially used to lay out the chariot array, not these large carts that can only be used by civilians to pull goods. ”
These big cars are actually flatbed cars, pulled by large animals, able to carry thousands of pounds, and are very familiar civilian vehicles.
Dodor also saw this scene and felt that something was wrong. He intuitively felt that there was something wrong and said, "Let the departments be cautious first!" ”
The Qing army stopped.
Hundreds of thousands of eyes were staring at the carts that were moving south behind the gaps in the array.
Soon, the flatbed carts in the city reached the middle of the Guards Regiment, which was the center of the entire army, and the usual place was the baggage battalion.
Soon, the cloth bags piled high in the baggage camp were dismantled.
One by one, the carpenters jumped up, and with the movements of some of the soldiers, a shelf was erected on each flatbed cart. At this time, the package located in the baggage camp of the Guards Regiment was also opened, and the contents finally revealed their original appearance.
The first thing that appeared was the foul smell that caused the soldiers to hold their breath.
Soon, however, a large white sheet of paper revealed the names of the objects.
"The thief and the thief Li Zicheng are the first!"
"The head of the thief general Liu Zongmin!"
"The head of the thief general Liu Rukui!"
"The thief general Li Yan is imprisoned ......"
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Wooden shelves were quickly erected on top of the flatbed carts, and the wooden shelves were so high that they stood on top enough to pass over the heads of the soldiers of the various military formations, so that people from farther away could see carefully.
Soon, more things were laid out.
"It's the banner of the traitor Li Zicheng, this guy dares to use my emperor's regulations, it's really bold and bold, it's really a rebellion......"
"That's Liu Zongmin's Zhongying pro-army banner, I heard that the battle of Luzhen was captured, and it was this banner that ran away with Liu Zongmin, and this is the ...... of the destruction of the Zhongying army."
"My goodness, why are there so many flags? The five battalions of soldiers and horses, dozens of generals, and the banners of various battalions are all here......"
"An army of 100,000 rebels has all fallen into the hands of the Holy One!"
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After the military formation, hundreds of people talked about it.
Even, even on the battlefield where hundreds of thousands of people were fighting, they didn't feel much danger, they talked and laughed freely, and pointed to the things hanging up on the cart one by one.
Originally, these were agreed by the Privy Council with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to be used for parade in the streets of the city.
Unexpectedly, the current Qing army became the first target to watch.
That's it, in hundreds of thousands of eyes. Huge white papers with heads floated slowly in front of their eyes, sliding north. One by one, the banners of the losers were hoisted up by their opponents, and they flaunted their might as martial arts, and sailed into the city. The people were undaunted, and they rode into the city in large chariots, trusting that their soldiers would defeat the invaders before them.
Duoduo's face was pale.
In front of him, the cheers of countless Ming soldiers rang out.
"Daming Wansheng!"
"Daming Wansheng!"
"Daming Wansheng!"
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At this moment, the sun has turned west. Dusk is approaching, the morale of the Ming army has been greatly improved, correspondingly, listening to the cheers of this victory, even if the strength is ten times larger, the Qing army does not dare to move.
The opponent had just won the victory, and at this moment he was going to fight hard, but he didn't feel that he had any chance of winning.
"Zhu Ergan, you take people and keep Wu Sangui in a tight spot." Dodor whispered.
Zhuergan quietly took the order and left.
Not long after, Hong Chengchou also came. He looked extremely tired, as if he had guessed the next task.
"Gong Hong, I have to ask you to go to the city and negotiate peace with the Ming people...... The bottom line of negotiation, let me clear the mountain customs to keep it! Wait, it's really not good, Shanhaiguan can also be thrown away. Just give it to us outside the Liaodong Pass, and ......" Duoduo was extremely tired in his heart, paused, and said: "I will let the Kumen go in with you and escort you." ”
"Old minister, take the order of Prince Yu." Hong Chengchou bowed down, looking old and twilight. He understood that Kumen's followers were a suspicion from a foreign race. And this time, it is no longer a peace, I am afraid it is...... Sue for peace.
Dordor didn't care about that.
He only regretted that he did not bring tens of thousands of more Manchurian soldiers and horses.
This time, there were too many Han troops coming. These people, after all, are alien to the Jurchens......
Especially after the great victory of the Ming army, they were not even comparable to the Mongols.
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As the sunset gradually came, the tension outside the city suddenly put away a lot.
The Qing army began to retreat slowly, and the Guards Corps, as always, did not enter the city, but set up camp outside the city and set up temporary camps.
Compared with the ordinary wilderness, the Ming army close to the Beijing division was obviously much more comfortable, and it didn't take long for them to get support from the city. There are not only a large number of craftsmen of various colors, but also experienced construction managers. In particular, there were many people of all kinds who spontaneously gathered in the city, and they came to reward the army.
In such a bustle, Hong Chengchou entered the Beijing Division under the escort of Kumen.
This time, Hong Chengchou brought a piece of news that was quite good for the Ming people.
In the Forbidden City, the ministers of the civil and military classes gathered together, and they were all smiling. Obviously, the great victory in Luzhen greatly boosted morale and shocked the Qing army. This makes everyone unhappy.
At this time, a person whispered a few words in Ni Yuanlu's ear.
"Holy ......" Then, Ni Yuanlu got up, his expression was very strange, he looked around at his colleagues, and then smiled: "Jiannu...... It's time to make peace......"
"Summation?" Li Banghua was stunned: "How many years have it been, it's really such a day!" ”
"It's so inspiring. Jiannu came to sue for peace! Yang Wenyue recalled countless past events: "For more than 20 years, how many soldiers have thrown their heads and spilled their blood, and finally let my generation straighten their backs!" ”
"It's not easy...... Huang Jingfang and Wu Fu sighed one after another.
"Ask for ...... Sue for peace? Zhu Cihong smiled: "It's a pity, it's too late!" (To be continued.) )